Yesterday I shared little Tate’s flower pot costume and today I can’t wait to share Luke’s upcycled robot Halloween costume {as seen in 2015 on the national daytime show, FABLife!}. This costume is so simple to make and one that the kids can help with for a fun family project.
Luke had such a hard time deciding what he should be this year but we finally settled on a robot. I love this costume because I didn’t spend a cent on it! I made it entirely from things we had around the house. That’s the best kind of costume, isn’t it?
It would be better if he had pulled his dryer vent robot legs up a bit higher {smile} but he looked pretty darn cute. And he won first place for his age group at our neighborhood festival!
I made the costume with two different sizes of cardboard boxes {salvaged from the recycling box} covered in metallic silver duct tape and I embellished the boxes with various things I dug up in my garage. You can really use anything to create the front of the robot costume, using your imagination and things you have to make your robot costume unique.
The dials and buttons were simple but fun … and piles of kids at the festival turned the light switch on and off. Over and over. And over.
Grab leftover home improvement items you have lying around and print a few things on the computer to make the robot.
For more creative homemade Halloween costume ideas, be sure to check out this simple no-sew Peter Pan costume …
… a fun fisherman costume, complete with a DIY boat made from a cardboard box …
… and an easy but awesome lego man costume!
I love it! Your costumes are so original 🙂
You have a lot of great ideas for upcycle costumes. It’s actually a great way to go because you do save so much money on Halloween costumes! I think I’m going to do around my house and see what I can find to make our own costume.
I LOVE LOVE LOVE this costume! Dryer vents, red Solo cup… brilliant! This is so cute and fun!
I absolutely adore this! You don’t have to spend a lot of money or buy some fancy outfit for Halloween!
I love this robot costume idea! My son is obsessed with sci-fi, so I know he’ll get a kick out of this when we make one for him together.
These costume ideas are great. I am really loving that the Peter Pan one doesn’t require sewing!
This is so cute. Upcycled costumes are definitely the most rewarding and fun.
What an adorable costume and a great way to use what you already have! Plus it’s not scary and fun to look at!
This is such a fun costume idea! I bet my son would love to be a robot!
What a cool costume! Love that it’s from items you’d have around home. The bowl for the dial is a great idea.
I love the creativity of making your own costume! This robot costume is really unique and totally fun.
What an awesome costume. I really like that it was made from things you already had.